A sad turn of events for the woman who contracted the rare flesh eating bacteria from her dog. She has died. She was a three time cancer survivor survivor at 32, and a hell of a fighter. Strange story from all ends.
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South West Nile UPDATE
My apologies, but the FFP has been down due to unforeseen circumstances. I will make quick work of the news as there are lots of updates.
This West Nile outbreak is officially the worst in history. Thousands of cases, but few of them are lethal. The number of cases are up 25% from last week. I am not one who believes this something to be feared from the actual disease standpoint, but the large number of outbreaks hitting the mainstream news is.
Ebola in the Congo
I don’t know how the FFP became the go-to place for all things disease related, but I have a string of stuff for you over the next few posts. First of all, in Ebola news, The Congo has had 14 people die in two weeks. That’s a person a day. As you have read in my previous posts, Uganda had a major outbreak. To reiterate, this is a terrible disease, 50-90% mortality rate, and contact with the victim is all you need. Most of the victims are people helping the original victims.
The Highway to Hell must run through New Hampshire
Anyone who knows The Funklord, knows he love AC/DC. Thunderstruck is pound for pound their most electrifying song. Highway to Hell also rocks, and was an important part of my youth. I love passion. It is what most people lack, and what all of us are seeking. It makes us all feel alive! I am passionate about making the Funk Freedom Press your GO TO source for weird important news and commentary.  Unfortunately I am no Joyce Coffey. This New Hampshire woman (State Motto “Live Free or Die) got arrested 4 times in 26 hours for blasting Highway to Hell. That’s once every 6 and a half hours. Not even a full work day. Not cited, not ticketed, not warned ARRESTED! Brought downtown, booked, mugshotted (yes that’s a word), and probably held on bail for a little while. A very wise judge suggested she use headphones.
Oh and she threw a frying pan at her nephew. I think we all assumed that part.
*Alt title: Hit with a frying pan, and into the Hellfire. Thought that was too long*
They are in your pants! (Google and Walmart) Part 2
Not to be outdone, Walmart has their own invasive program, aimed squarely at those who can’t be bothered with a cashier. They are introducing a program that scans the items as they enter your cart, and then you quickly pay as you leave, through self-checkout kiosks. Depending on the success of this program, it will be paired with a mobile paying program (See Part one), thus making the circle complete.
*WARNING Rant to commence in 3, 2, 1…*
As I am sure you have seen wit hAmazon’s one-click program, the easier you make something like this, the easier it is to make impulse purchases, go into debt, etc. These are very superficial things, but important nonetheless. The real danger is letting companies (yes COMPANIES plural) have this sort of tracking information on you. Not only to they know what you shop for, how much you are willing to pay, when you shop, where you shop, where you are (don’t forget all smartphones are equipped with GPS) they can ascertain who is in your family, how many, your psychological profile, and a myriad of other bits of personal data that I don’t think you WANT these megalith companies having. The US government requests this information, sometimes under the patriot act or the other Bill of Rights shredding laws, but they don’t have to. Google has a dossier on you whether you use them or not. Ever receive an e-mail from a gmail account? Tracked and read. Just think about this, and see if you want Uncle Sam looking into all the private things you do. They don’t need it, it doesn’t make the world safer, but they will sell it to you as making your life easier. Don’t take the bait!
*Rant Complete*